Thursday 6/18, I asked Peggy about having another dog and she said it was fine so I had the go ahead to turn in my app and all the required documents and items. I rushed home and finished it and talked to Jake to confirm their address then sent it off. I called Eric several times with no answer so finally Castor and I went up the hill for his walk and we did two miles and Eric finally called. I asked him if he was in the ER again since that's the only time he doesn't answer his phone. We got home a little after 7 and Eric arrived shortly after that and off we went to the store so I could get some stuff and he got supplies for dinner. Same as the pork chop night, except mashed potatoes and a different marinade with chicken. I was excited. We got home right at 8 and watched IAC but Eric watched baseball upstairs for the second half of it. Went upstairs and typed out some more of Belize and Eric finally came up at 10:30 or so and climbed into bed and I was so tired I started going to sleep but my neck still hurt from earlier so Eric got up and got some ibuprofen out of my purse. Asleep I went.
Wednesday 6/17, Mom called while I was at work and asked if I wanted a bunch of furniture so when I got home I immediately thought about how I was going to clean out and organize my garage. Susan called while Eric and I were in the midst and wanted to know if we wanted her and Michael to bring over some Chinese and hang out - yes please! We continued taking some stuff out then ended up upstairs cleaning up there a bit until they arrived. They brought three delicious dishes and we gathered around the dining room table and had a nice meal and talked about their trip to SF and my upcoming dog adoption and how to broach it with Peggy. We moved to the living room and watched some WoF and continued talking until after Jeopardy started and traffic died down so off they went. Eric and I watched our terrible show and later I walked Castor up to the fire station since he didn't get an after-work walk. We went upstairs to go to bed and I updated my Belize blog a little; it's taking me forever to get it all typed out.
Tuesday 6/16, Eric just beat me home and we sat in the living room talking for a while about living arrangements and the possibility of him moving in if I buy a new house and the pros and cons of it all. Castor was antsy so we took off for Robinswood and took him to the little corral. I talked to Sos and Jake and told them about Plain and they said they might be in for next weekend. We took Castor down to the dog corral and there was a woman with a rat terrier and she gave me some info on him and wished me luck. Some other dogs came and Castor kind of followed him around and kicked his feet up. We left after a while and drove around looking for the houses for sale and eventually home. Eric made a turkey, pesto, pasta concoction while I was upstairs cleaning house like a crazy woman. I got a lot of stuff put away though and that felt good. Dinner was very good and we watched IAC then upstairs where Eric was falling asleep because he took a Benadryl for his allergies.
Monday 6/15, Eric came over and we decided to go to the park to take Castor for a walk and when we got up there I was talking about getting a small dog because then I wouldn't have to worry about getting a bigger car for now. As we were discussing it this woman with two small dogs came over and the tiny one was all over Castor and she told me she got him through Ginger's Pet Rescue and told me their back-story and thanked me for adopting and not buying Castor. Her little dog was hilarious and digging and ripping plants out of the ground and chewing on the dead sticks on a bush and rooted out a batting glove out of a bush. He was hilarious! She told me about another park then we said bye. We let Castor run loose on the baseball field then walked around a couple times and back up on the field and to the car. We drove into Newcastle and stopped at the store for spinach and pork chops and chips. At home I noticed the under priced house was off the market while Eric made a delicious dinner of pork chops on a bed of fried potatoes and spinach, soo good. We watched I'm a Celebrity and I looked at dogs online and picked one out that I want. We'll see...
Sunday 6/14, I was awoken by Eric who brought me breakfast in bed, yay! Pancakes, two enormous ones. I ate most of them but let Eric finish them off. We talked for a long time and I told him I felt disconnected from our relationship and he was really surprised and knew that I was upset the night before about everything but didn't want to deal with it. We worked it all out and he apologized and we just laid in bed talking forever. I finally got up at 11 because I needed to get ready to go to the Seattle Wine Awards. I was out the door a little after noon and told Eric I'd call him on my way home. I went to K's and picked her up and we drove down and found a parking spot a couple blocks away. We were a half hour early and were put right to work up at the video and media center. We checked in the wineries and got them squared away to each do their video. It was mayhem for a while but settled down then got crazy again as people showed up for their videos. K saw her dreamboat, D*n O'Neil or whoever and he was with Peggy so then Peggy introduces her and takes all these pictures with her and R*n, and the next day R*n posted a picture of K and D*n on his twitter page. K was dying. Anyway, he kept coming in and chatting with us and hanging out and was giving us his schedule for his spin class and I told him I don't exercise, especially all the way from Bellevue to Seattle. Later he told me he didn't like my attitude and called me "Bellevue". Heh. I also made fun of him when him and K were talking about the St. Patty's Day Dash and I was all "Don't you know who I am?" mockingly. It was funny, and he was a good sport. K and each got some food and got to mingle for a little bit and check out the cute vintners. Everyone knew who we were from the video room so when we were out there everyone was like "Hey!" or "Good to see you're done!" or "Hey girl!" it was funny. We got more food. Then Christopher brought us more cookies and I ate like 3 1/2. Craig came and sat with us and would chat us up and when Peggy came in he told her it made him sick watching all the guys flirt with us. I laughed. Things started winding down at 6 so we kind of went out to hang out then decided to take off. Said bye to D*n again and Peg and Christopher and walked back to the car with K's broken heel. I dropped her off and called Eric, stopped at the store on the way home. Glad to be home, stripped down and put on comfy clothes. Talked Eric into watching Garden State and he thought it was ok, but didn't like that it was a romantic comedy. We went to bed a little after 11.
Saturday 6/13, I woke up semi early and Eric got up first then I met him downstairs and asked if he wanted to go to the bakery so we loaded up the car and took off. I got a brioche and turnover and both were delicious. We drove by a house I was interested in and it's in a great neighborhood and way under priced. We wound our way over to Robinswood and took Castor to the dog corral and he was glad to be the only dog in the ring and Eric played fetch with him a few times and he loved it. It was a nice sunny day and Castor laid in the shade. We drove home and I asked Eric if he wanted to go with me to run a few errands and he didn't and instead wanted to go hang out with C&S and I was irritated by that, but whatever, I knew I needed to get over it. He left and I went down to pick up my print at the framer's and it looked good. I went to Loehmann's and tried some things on but didn't buy anything. Back home where I had a little lunch and ended up being lazy for a while, including watching Sarah Marshall and falling asleep half way through. After that was over I took Castor out to lay on the grass and I brushed him and he wiggled his way down the hill. I called Kay-See to see if she still wanted to hike, but she didn't so we planned to see a movie instead. I relaxed some more and called Eric to see if he wanted to go but he knew C&S wouldn't want to see it so he said no. This irritated me too, especially since I know he wants to see it. I took Castor up the hill for a walk then back home and K showed up. We were both hungry so we went to Chipotle and K got her meal for free and we sat outside talking about her boy escapades for the week. We booked over to the theatre and I got in for free because of my coupon and we found decent seats. The movie (Hangover) was hilarious and we laughed through the whole thing. We talked about it all the way home and she left when we got there. I took Castor out and I knew Eric was there. I got ready for bed and we talked a little but I was pissed and didn't want to go into it so I told him we could talk about it the next day. I told him he missed a good movie.
Friday 6/12, Eric was home when I got there and seemed to be in a good mood earlier when I talked to him on the phone but his mood seemed to have nosedived. He vented about school and work and living situation and I listened and occasionally provided my two cents. It was a bit of a downer and I was already tired so I was kind of blah. Big Josh invited me over to hang out with him and Hakim and Carmen but I was exhausted. Eric wanted to go over to C&S' so he took off shortly after and I felt fairly melon collie. I watched Tudors and finally finished Season 2 then was feeling like I should exercise Castor a bit so we went up to the park and walked around and a few people told me they'd seen coyotes and sure as shit I'd walked right by one and when I turned the corner and looked back there was one scampering through the tall grass. Castor has a terrible nose! I texted Eric and walked Castor up by the ball field and back to the car. I stayed up fairly late and played online and watched tv I think. I woke up around 1 and Eric still wasn't home which made me wonder if he was even going to come home, but eventually he did.
Thursday 6/11, I rushed to get home because I was supposed to meet LPC at Seward Park at 6. I showered and got ready and asked Eric if I was one of his exes if he would be sorry he broke up with me once he saw me. He said yes and that I always look good. He had brought a bunch of stuff for dinner so I grabbed some bread and gave him a kiss goodbye and hit the road. Traffic was awful and I ended up being 20 minutes late. Whoops. I saw him practicing tricks with Murray and announced my arrival. Murray was hyper and jumping all over; he's very energetic! We hugged and started walking, and pretty much talked about our dogs the whole time. We discussed briefly drive-ins and gas station fare, but otherwise not entirely thrilling conversation. We walked the loop and finished by 7:40 or so. We talked for a while by our cars and hugged bye and I headed home, called Eric on the way. LPC texted me asking me to guess who was moaning and that he only said because it’s in bad taste. Eric had made lamb and turkey meatballs and I had some when I returned. I think we watched tv for a while then I left for Neighbours at 10:30 to meet Susan at our secret spot. We showed up at pretty much the same time and walked over to find a hilarious barricade for all the Thursday night traffic they were expecting. They had done some more remodeling and the side stage on the west side was gone and new stairs by the back bar. We went upstairs right away to see who was there and spotted mostly the bald, black-shirt wearing guys and Polio girl. We went down to dance at our old spot and Von Trapp surprisingly played almost all good songs throughout the night. A Cure song came on so we decided to get some water and I went to my favorite bartender bf and he totally remembered my name and asked where I've been. I couldn't remember his name, but now I know it's Mike, not Joe like Susan thought it was. That's a different bartender! He said he knew it would be a good night because I was there. Ooh. Back on the floor we noticed two hot hat-wearing boys, who couldn't have been more than 21. One blonde, one brunette. The blonde had a lip ring which I liked and I shot him sideways glances all evening but didn't really get anything back. They danced low to the floor so they were usually hard to spot. Susan's lurker bf was there and all the trannies, including Margo, and Blondie Bear dancing up on the side stage. We had a good time dancing and some girl and gay guy asked if we would come up on the stage with them and dance in a conga line or something. We didn't. A little before 1 we decided to take off as we were both tired and felt we'd had a pretty good run. Back to our cars and home where I found Eric asleep and quickly got ready for bed myself.
Wednesday 6/10, Eric came over after work and he asked me if there was anything I wanted to do so I thought we could go to the mall and see if I could find that mascara. We went to Sephora but they didn't have brown then we went to Nordstrom and looked at shoes and tried some on and I almost got some blue espadrilles but thought better of it. We walked around and stopped at Specialties where I found out the wheat germ cookies are the worst for you, shocker! We left and went to the park and walked around with Castor a couple times and admired the gardens and Eric told me all the crazy stuff they do there just by looking. We went home and watched I'm a Celebrity and ate leftovers. We probably went to bed after that.
Tuesday 6/9, Emailed a bit with LPC deciding to role play at the park. I'm not sure if he hasn't checked my facebook status but I'm in a relationship and he's talking like he doesn't realize that. Maybe it's part of the role playing and he's starting early. Eric texted saying the baby will be here tonight or tomorrow. After work I talked to Sos who said she would come and Eric was at home and we ate some hummus. I talked Eric into going for a walk so we went up the hill and walked around for a while talking about work and parks and the new program he wants to enroll in. At home I ate some hummus and took a shower and got ready for our UPS reunion night. Sos was there at 7:30 and we took off talking about relationships on our way to pick up Kay-See. Grabbed her, found parking easily and went into Palace at the same time Hakim and Carmen were walking up. JP showed up shortly after then Big Josh and his friend Tim, I think, and we waited in the bar for our table. It took a while and to comp us they gave us two lavender and chevre fondues that were really good. I sat at the far end with Josh, Tim, K and Sos and JP would occasionally chime in on our convo. Usually something smartass, but who would have it any other way? There was a couple going at it in front of the restaurant and we were all enthralled and Hakim went out after they came back in and pretended to be making out with someone. Josh was making me laugh talking about how the guy was telling her he liked her belt because it was the only way she looked like she had hips and that she was a tree trunk. We had a huge table for the 10 of us and our volume was probably over the top but we had fun. K and I had some of JP's asparagus and we shared our dinner with each other. We were there for a long time, until like 11, and eventually started rolling out. Sos and I said our goodbyes and off we went talking about dinner all the way back to my house. Eric was asleep when I got there and I let Castor out the back and got ready for bed and to sleep.
Monday 6/8, Emailed with LPC about dog walk and catch up - scheduled for Thursday. Talked to Eric and joked that I'd roped him into going to dinner with AL and Grandma and he was like "You got me!" but I didn't realize he thought I was serious. I left work at 2:30 to go sign closing docs and that took 45 minutes or so then I was out of there to go to Grandma's. Her and AL were both on phone calls but hung up when I got there. I wished Grandma a happy 94th and we discussed Grandma going to Hawaii in September. We were off to All the Best for some DGP for Toto and some other treats then to Maggiano's because Grandma loves Italian. We were there early and started right in with bread then an enormous pupu platter and some lemonades. I saw Andrew and called him over and we chatted for a second and told me Sam is moving to the East Coast in two months then he said he'd see me later. AL and I shared gnocchi and Grandma got the half order of spaghetti and it was still enormous and she didn't even put a dent in it. We ordered dessert and it was a lemon pie with blueberry compote and it was really good and it was on the house for Grandma's birthday. Andrew came over and talked to me again and said he was happy for Susan then AL asked him if he used to be her sweetheart and he said yes, but that it was a long story. We packed everything up, and there was a ton of it, and headed out. Everyone was so nice and the sous chef came out and asked how our meal was then the manager so we had all kinds of attention. We stopped at Walgreen's on the way back and then back to Grandma's where I said my byes and called Eric on the way home. He was there waiting for dinner and apparently he was actually going to come which is why he texted me halfway through dinner asking me what the deal was. I felt bad because he'd showered and gotten ready but I didn't think he really wanted to go. He still got to eat a lot of leftovers and we watched that damn I'm a Celebrity before going up and talking for a while in bed. Lights out a while around 11.
Sunday 6/7, Up around 8 and Eric was feeling frisky and was like, I had to sleep on this bump all night and didn't sleep very well so I was like "What bump" and went to feel and he grabbed my hand and put it in a secret place that made me laugh and push him in the chest. We messed around for a while and finally showered off and got ready. I went and got gas and a card at PCC then home to grab Castor and out the door to brunch for Grandma's birthday. I was first there so I walked Castor around the parking lot and business park behind Newport Bay. Everyone else arrived and they changed everything so it wasn't the same and that was kind of disappointing. Brunch was still fine and my frittata was very good and Grandma shared her bacon with me. After brunch we said bye and I told AL we could go to dinner the next night for Grandma's birthday. I took Castor to Bellevue park and we walked around a mile and a half then home so he could have some water. I stripped down and I think I watched Tudors and hung out and maybe tried to take a nap. It was a lazy day. I talked to Courtney for a long time and she told me something secret, but big but I have to wait a month or so to find out for sure. Everything with her and Pat seems to be good and she's still talking about coming up to visit in August, yay! I talked to Sos next and I told her about dinner on Tuesday with the other UPS peeps so she said she'd check with Jake. I tried to pull myself out of laziness so I took Castor up to Robinswood and we walked around and explored some trails and it was really nice out then we drove around looking at some nearby neighborhoods. I went to the store and picked up groceries then home and that's when I watched Tudors and Eric came home. He made some fajitas and I had one even though I wasn't hungry and had had moo shu for dinner. We flipped through the channels but nothing much on. I started typing out my Belize blog and we went to bed not much later.
Saturday 6/6, Aubs called at 8:30 asking about ticket vendors and the trustworthiness of various outlets and I'm glad she called because I needed to get up and going. I got my workout gear on and headed up to the park at the top of the hill and did two times around with Castor then up to the meadow where I let him run around off leash and down the trail and back out for one more time around. Went to the vet and picked up his meds and asked about him getting sick and they told me meds have a side effect that makes for an upset stomach. Would have been nice to know beforehand. Stopped at PCC for milk and returned art portfolio then home. Ate breakfast and had more net problems and called Aubs to check AL's flight and it had just landed so I hit the road. Picked her up and since I wasn't in a gigantic hurry to get home we stopped at a place by Ikea to get a mani for her and pedi for me. It was really nice and my toes look infinitely better; Chels would be so proud. We went to MI and stopped at the store so AL wouldn't have to do it later then I walked her up to Grandma's and hung out for a few minutes and headed home to see Eric. I was tired and hungry and he offered to take me out to lunch so we went to Cascade Garden and I got moo shu pork, which was very good. We went home and I was still feeling exhausted so I pretty much crashed out for three hours. Called K and told her I'd be coming out for the night's events. I started getting ready an hour later and did my smoky eyes and hit the road by 7:45 to K's. I was the first to arrive so I got to park in the garage and went up and we were both hungry so she made a mini pizza for us to share then got out nuts and dried fruit and chocolate chips. I ate too much, but what else is new? Mandy showed up then Beth and we had girl talk for an hour or so then took off for Knee Sock Society or Factory or something and it's where the old pizza place used to be and is somewhat exclusive or something. We had to wait outside while the guy figured out a table for us. We had to sit at two separate ones but that was ok. I told K what I'd found on the net the night before and she was exploring all the possible scenarios then I told her about LPC and an impending "Karrah date" for reminiscing and dog walking. I ordered some fingerling potato fries that were good with coriander ketchup. I loved the painting on the wall which showed an angel and man like french kissing. I took a sneaky picture of it (no cameras allowed). We were moved to the lounge where we had more girl talk and gabbed about our worst kissers and sleeping partners though I really only had stories for the former. That was fun and we were laughing hysterically. At 5 to midnight we decided to scrap dancing because K had allergies and it was late so we paid and hit the road back. Got my stuff up at K's then down to the car and home where I found Eric still awake. We talked and watched tv, but mostly talked for a long time and went to bed by 2 maybe?
Friday 6/5, It was much cooler so Castor got all his walks in, yay! I got off work early and to celebrate we went to the park and walked around for a while and it felt good to exercise and also to have Castor getting some exercise. At home I watched some Tudors and sat down and read all the correspondence between me and LPC up to the point where he dumped me and I was in shock reading a lot of it because some of it was, not filthy, but not G-rated either. I kept putting my hand over my face and groaning in mortification over some of it. Reading it all over again made his light shine a little less brightly, which is a good thing. I watched the Toto "Africa" video over and over and texted him that it reminded me of him. He was karaoke-ing. I found some interesting / hilarious stuff in my computer that I made a mental note to tell Kay-See. I had to look up on wikipedia what one of the terms meant and I was slightly shocked. I stayed up until 1 listening to music and looking at stuff online and didn't want to go to bed, but finally did.
Thursday 6/4, It was another scorcher with the temperatures hitting 90+. Yikes. No walks for Castor during the day. I read all my entries on this thing from the time I was seeing LPC and my affinity for him died a little as I relived the brush offs and lame way he dumped me. Oh well. At home I relaxed and looked at stuff online for a minute then the f-ing internet went out. I went up and tried to fix it multiple times with no success. I laid on the floor reading some back issues of Paste and eventually gave up and took Castor out. I made his dinner and looked over my loan documents and determined I can't afford it and need to look at something else. I was still really irritated about the net and finally just yanked the tv cable and plugged it into the modem. I talked to Eric and vented and was in a bad mood, for which I feel bad. We discussed bagging going over to Leavenworth if Deb and Don are going. I half watched IAC then took Castor on a walk up to the fire station and it was getting so windy and cooling down and it was wonderful! When we got back he was licking a lot, weird. I updated this a bit but still need to transcribe everything from the Belize trip which will take forever. Went to bed after 11 but was awoken by Castor going crazy licking the floor and knew he was either anxious or upset stomach. I tried to calm him and sat on the floor with him forever and was so tired and annoyed and he just kept doing it then I heard his stomach gurgling and then he puked. All over my new carpet. I haven't even had it a week and the biggest pile of puke I've ever seen right in the middle of the floor. Ughhhh. It took forever to clean up then I let him out and he did his crazy eating plants thing but no more puking so I made him come inside and he drank tons of water then we went back up and I did some more cleaning and went back to bed. It was well after 12:30. Bahhh.
Wednesday 6/3, Karen posted the recipe for the "Panty Rippah" so I changed my status because I love that phrase then LPC texted me like "Panty what?" so I told him and he told me to stay away from those. I returned the frames after work and Peggy let me leave early which was nice. I tried calling Eric on the way home to tell him Peggy gave me veal and I didn't know what to do with it but he didn't answer then when I got home I heard the tv on and knew he was there. He was already prepping something else so he scrapped it and made the veal. First we hung out on the couch then he started it and it was actually pretty good once I got over the fact that it was a baby cow. I won't go out of my way to eat it again, but it was at least good. I cleaned up a it then suggested we take Castor to the park and let him get in the water. We went down and there were some other dogs and he absolutely loved it. He was all over the place and trying to fetch other dogs' balls. Eric threw him a big stick over and over. He didn't want to go but we left after a half hour or so. I got some good pictures and video. At home we relaxed and watched I'm a Celebrity off and on. I gave Eric a benadryl for his allergies and he was out by 10. He kicked me in the face in his sleep because I was laying the other way on the bed. He didn't even wake up, which told me he was super asleep. I went to bed not long after.
Tuesday 6/2, Jen called me and told me to lock, so I did. LPC and I had some messages going back and forth with some more minor flirting and made plans to get together next week to take the dogs to the park. Went home and Eric was there, which I knew because I sent him a provocative text earlier in the day. We sat on the couch and he told me about his day and interviewing some guys and I suggested we go out and see the Up Front gallery. We took off and I still like the cake painting but I was looking for the animals, though she didn't have any there only the ones I don't like. We looked at some others then headed out and talked about trucks and how I'm going to haul around my 4 dogs when I get them all. Eric is against Dodge and prefers a GMC or Chevy. We stopped at Safeway and picked up a pizza and headed home with it. Eric got it going and I went up to clean my bathroom and called Kay-See to see how she felt about me bailing on dancing and she was bummed but said she understood. I finished up and went downstairs and the pizza was almost done and we watched tv. I'm a Celebrity was on so we watched that then I took Castor on a walk up to the fire station and let him sniff around for 20 minutes or so since he didn't get an after-work walk. I headed upstairs and played on my computer until Eric came up and we messed around for a long time and it was good and we showered off and went to sleep, probably by 11:30.
Monday 6/1, Castor started limping again on our morning walk and it got worse in the office so I called and they told me to bring him in (now 87lbs, yikes). On my way to pick him up the dr called and wanted to do an xray because she thought it was broken, so she did and $200 later, no broken anything, he just must have snagged it and put him on some meds and gave him an anti-inflammatory injection. Went to get some more frames, but grabbed the wrong ones. At home Eric was there cooking dinner and Castor needed to go out so I took him and walked around a bit. Fed him and noticed Eric had cleaned up and taken the garbage out, thank goodness, and gave me an update on the bed fixing. We had dinner, chicken thighs in a peanut sauce and rice and broccoli and carrots, and I told him I wanted to go cruise the neighborhoods for mid century modern houses so off we went. We found one I've been eying online, but it looked different in person then down to a little greenbelt that butts up against Phantom Lake and we walked around there with Castor for a while and out on the docks and talked about getting some kayaks to cruise around in. More exploring in the car and we both found one we really like and I found a couple more that I liked but none with as much potential as the first. Headed back and stopped at DQ on the way and both got a dipped cone and laughed at the pretend rockabilly guy and his Bellevue-d out gf eating their blizzards while leaning against his p.o.s. truck. Back at home we watched I'm a Celebrity and Eric was getting so mad about SP and was saying how he would punch him in the face and that they must be acting because no one could be that over the top. I brushed Castor and cleaned up the kitchen and we went upstairs for bed. Eric was actually tired before me finally and we talked for a while then went to bed.
Sunday 5/31, Eric was up early again and I got up at 8:30 and we took Castor and got gas. I ate some breakfast and Eric started putting the new lights up so I went up and started organizing and cleaning and helped him when he needed it. Both lights look so good, I'm glad with my choices. We started putting the rooms back together and I told Eric to be gentle on the bed, but he wasn't, and it broke. It made me really upset, more so that he didn't listen to me, like I was just talking to hear myself. I know the bed can be fixed, it's just a hassle and needs to be welded. We finished doing some stuff then he took off for Schuyler and Chrystol's. I was semi glad to be able to be by myself and cranky for most of the day. I got dressed and headed out with Castor stopping at the park to take a spin around the pond. We drove by the house I looked at and the sign was still up then over to an open house for a mid century modern with the owner showing the place. Very nice, totally finished and she gave me lots of tips on getting real estate that's not on the market and also confirmed the brown house had been taken off the market after an offer. Next we drove down to the frame shop so I could get a print framed and the thing is going to cost me 4 times what I paid for it. Hit the grocery store then home to eat some lunch and Castor had some too (scrambled eggs). I started cleaning and rearranging and organizing and got a lot done but decided I needed some stuff so I took off to Office Depot to see if I could find anything. All I got were some magazine storage racks. Back at home I continued cleaning out the 2nd bathroom and decided I needed an art portfolio case for all my old posters and also found a bunch of old RH, Blur and Verve promo posters so I wanted to see if I could find frames for them. I also found a photograph of Beck Susan gave me a million years ago that her friend had taken when she worked for the Tower magazine (I think) and it's like a proof or something and has the date on it (May 1, 1996) and I wanted a frame for that too. I ended up making two trips down and when I got back I put the pictures into frames and sized up spots to put them. Eric called to say he was on his way so I said I would make dinner and got that going and kept organizing until he arrived 40 minutes later. I was still feeling weird and eventually brushed it off and we had a nice dinner. We played with Castor a little but after Eric had let him out he was limping a little, so that was weird. We went upstairs and looked at pictures online then I got irritated with him again and decided it was time for bed. He was irritated with me for being irritated, rightly, so I shut up and went to bed. He stayed up late again.
Saturday 5/30, Eric was up at like 7 even though he claimed the night before he was going to sleep in until 9. I got up at 8 and called Sos and she said she'd be over 9-ish. Eric got back after running 6-7 miles and when Sos showed up he decided to come too for a walk / run in the park. We walked around once then ran around twice and headed up the trail to the top of the hill. We walked and talked and finished the last lap to the cars. We told Sos we'd be over in a little bit. At home I showered and got ready and soon we were off to Sos' where we picked her and Jake up and went to the farmers' market. Eric bought me a little apple pastry and we looked around and I found this woman who paints animals and I wish she would have had the goat one because I would have bought it. She's painting another one and I'm going to try and swoop in on it. Sos bought some oysters and veggies and we agreed to come over later for a bbq. Eric got some Hawaiian fare and I had a few bites and a pass-o-guav before we went to PCC. Picked up a few things there then over to the butcher where we got some bacon burger patties and the cute butcher guy flirted with me. Mmm. We dropped them off and headed home and I was exhausted so I laid down. I was irritated because I couldn't get the internet to work and finally did and Eric left me alone and fell asleep on the couch. I stayed upstairs for a long time and finally joined him on the couch and he started waking up and made a salad. I wanted to go out so we got in the car and went to the Humane Society to see if I could find Moose, but he wasn't there. There were some other cute pups but most of them were young and I need older. I talked to Dad briefly who wants me and Eric to go over and mow the yard but I told him I'd have to check about Auntie Lauryn and dancing. I called AL and she won't come in until Sat morning, so I had the clear there, now just have to talk to Kay-See. We went to Costco home but they had a lot cleared out and not much to look at so we headed back south and stopped at Whole Foods to pick up dessert in the form of cream cheese brownies and ice cream. Back home to pick up Castor and over to Sos'. We had a nice evening sitting outside and playing with the dogs in the yard and in the stream and Castor went crazy after going in and was running all over the place and trying to play with Duke. Dinner was good and the corn on the cob was good. We had dessert and started wrapping it up around 9. Castor hadn't had his dinner so we took off and fed him. I was tired so I climbed into bed and Eric went downstairs to watch tv and stayed down there late while I snoozed away.
Friday 5/29, Kay-See said she'd come over and help me move all my stuff back upstairs then texted that a cute 22 year old wanted to come over and help too so I said great. I got home and looked at the new carpet and it looked great and smelled great too. I started moving some stuff and trying to organize and dust and got fairly far before Eric called to say he was on his way up and actually beat K over. He started assembling the bed frame and I continued bustling about. K showed up and her little friend was indeed cute and apparently worked as a mover for a summer so he was getting things up the stairs no problem, except he was a little rough and not so ginger. Cute though. Pretty much everything was moved quickly so we sat in the living room and talked for a long time. Eric joined us then by 7:30 they took off. We took Castor up the hill and walked him around a couple times for a little exercise. Back at home we fed him then went to Chipotle for dinner and the place was hopping, considering it was 9. We ate then over to the store so I could grab some things then home. We got the mattresses on and made up the bed and climbed in shortly after.
Thursday 5/28, I rushed home and was helping Eric move stuff until he hurried me into the shower and to get ready. Finally ready, headed out the door and up to get flowers then into Seattle and stuck in traffic. Finally made it to 15th (Smith) and it was after 7. Sat down by Susan and chatted and she was less than enthused with some of the attendees, but I guess that's how it is. I ordered some mac and cheese and talked with Julia, Michael, Michael (works there now), Kay-See and Ky, who I haven't seen forever. Chrystol and Schuyler came and had some food too and I briefly talked to C. Bills were paid after 8 and Susan was ready to get out of there and go home so we all wrapped up and headed out where C took some pictures and then the four of us walked down the street and split off. On the way home we stopped at the store so I could get some stuff then home. We finished moving everything and set up our bed downstairs. We went to sleep pretty early-ish because we were exhausted.
Wednesday 5/27, Got home from work a little early again and met Eric there. We started right in with moving stuff and organizing and I've got so much shit upstairs it's not even funny. We did a lot of damage by quit time, which was around 7. A few things left to do Thursday but most of it should fit in my bathroom. Eric got started on dinner and made some guac first so I wouldn't die of starvation and it was sooo good. I ate a ton and finally dinner was ready and I put more guac on that: Turkey patty, tomato, lettuce, onion and asparagus. We ate and watched tv and went upstairs early again because I was so tired. I fell asleep a little after 10.
Tuesday 5/26, First day with Katie, interesting. Nice new car, that's for sure. Got off work early and stopped by All the Best and got Castor some new lamb food (wet and dry), some more glucosamine and more enzymes. Went home and started strategizing moving everything from upstairs to down, yikes. Eric showed up and asked if I wanted to take Castor up to the park, so we did and did two times around mostly talking about Dad and Bill. Back at home Eric had already eaten and I was semi cleaning and taking things from upstairs so eventually I ate some pasta salad. I had a ton then some ice cream. We kind of watched tv and I started falling asleep by 9:30 so we got in bed and Eric watched tv while I was asleep by 10.
Monday 5/25, Thank goodness for an extra day off before heading back to work. We were up fairly early again and Mom texted their status all the way over from Leavenworth. They arrived shortly after 9 and I had been bustling about trying to clean and vacuum and brush Castor. We sat and chatted for a minute then set out for breakfast at Brown Bag. All our breakfasts were enormous and none of us finished. I told them stories about Belize and we headed out to find Costco Home was closed. Back to the house we looked at pictures and videos but everyone was falling asleep so we went up the hill to go walk around the park for a while. Castor loved it. We decided to hit DQ on the way home and all got treats and sat outside in the sun. Dad wanted to see the house I had been thinking about but it was too close to when we needed to take them to the airport so we went home, picked up their stuff and headed out. Got to the airport quickly and dropped them off with hugs and kisses. We went home and relaxed and I think maybe fell asleep watching Deadliest Catch or whatever. We woke up and set out for All the Best to get Castor some new food, but they were closed so we went to Safeway so Eric could pick up groceries for a surprise dinner. I walked Castor around the parking lot with a hanger looped through his collar since we hadn't grabbed his leash. Eric started on dinner when we got home and I paid bills. There wasn't really anything on tv that either of us wanted to watch so we mostly talked and when dinner was ready (pasta salad with mozza, cherry tomatoes and marinated delicious chicken, parsley) we sat and talked and ate. I think I had three helpings, yum! Took Castor out and Eric ended up falling asleep earlier than me as I uploaded pictures to facebook. Took Castor out again because I think he had to crap.
Sunday 5/24, We were both awake by 7 and Eric went for a run while I stayed in bed and looked at stuff online that I'd been too tired to look at the night before. Eric fed Castor and took him out and I made it downstairs to have breakfast and back into bed. Eric finally motivated me to get up and dressed. I called Dad and it didn't sound like they would make it over today then I knew that the open house was happening for the one house so I called Mom and scheduled a time for her to come over and we went over to see it. She thought it would be a great project and thought the property was beautiful. She dropped me at home and we decided to go to Chipotle for lunch and that was good then back home where we both took turns falling asleep. He woke me at 3:30 and soon we were on the road to C & S' for an afternoon of fun. We hung there and Chrystol showed me the dress she made and we chatted as she finished the belt. We went in the back to hang with the boys and sat there for a while and I told them my idea to clean up Amergris Caye with locals and animal stuff. Eric wanted to try Cafe Flora so we packed up and headed over at 5:30 or something and got a table right away. I got the french dip and it was really good, everything seemed to be really good. Eric and I shared a rhubarb and lemon baked dessert, yum. We walked around Madison and looked in all the shops then back to the car for a drive around and eventually back to theirs. I was so tired I sat on the couch and couldn't stop yawning. Chrystol suggested a neighborhood walk and then we could go. We set out and thought up things Schuyler could serve at his cafe and the "Alabama Sausage" and "Ebony and Ivory" (served with ice cream, mashed potatoes or rice) were my favorites. We headed home and I fell asleep on the way and Eric took Castor out as I crawled into bed and started going to sleep.
Wednesday 6/17, Mom called while I was at work and asked if I wanted a bunch of furniture so when I got home I immediately thought about how I was going to clean out and organize my garage. Susan called while Eric and I were in the midst and wanted to know if we wanted her and Michael to bring over some Chinese and hang out - yes please! We continued taking some stuff out then ended up upstairs cleaning up there a bit until they arrived. They brought three delicious dishes and we gathered around the dining room table and had a nice meal and talked about their trip to SF and my upcoming dog adoption and how to broach it with Peggy. We moved to the living room and watched some WoF and continued talking until after Jeopardy started and traffic died down so off they went. Eric and I watched our terrible show and later I walked Castor up to the fire station since he didn't get an after-work walk. We went upstairs to go to bed and I updated my Belize blog a little; it's taking me forever to get it all typed out.
Tuesday 6/16, Eric just beat me home and we sat in the living room talking for a while about living arrangements and the possibility of him moving in if I buy a new house and the pros and cons of it all. Castor was antsy so we took off for Robinswood and took him to the little corral. I talked to Sos and Jake and told them about Plain and they said they might be in for next weekend. We took Castor down to the dog corral and there was a woman with a rat terrier and she gave me some info on him and wished me luck. Some other dogs came and Castor kind of followed him around and kicked his feet up. We left after a while and drove around looking for the houses for sale and eventually home. Eric made a turkey, pesto, pasta concoction while I was upstairs cleaning house like a crazy woman. I got a lot of stuff put away though and that felt good. Dinner was very good and we watched IAC then upstairs where Eric was falling asleep because he took a Benadryl for his allergies.
Monday 6/15, Eric came over and we decided to go to the park to take Castor for a walk and when we got up there I was talking about getting a small dog because then I wouldn't have to worry about getting a bigger car for now. As we were discussing it this woman with two small dogs came over and the tiny one was all over Castor and she told me she got him through Ginger's Pet Rescue and told me their back-story and thanked me for adopting and not buying Castor. Her little dog was hilarious and digging and ripping plants out of the ground and chewing on the dead sticks on a bush and rooted out a batting glove out of a bush. He was hilarious! She told me about another park then we said bye. We let Castor run loose on the baseball field then walked around a couple times and back up on the field and to the car. We drove into Newcastle and stopped at the store for spinach and pork chops and chips. At home I noticed the under priced house was off the market while Eric made a delicious dinner of pork chops on a bed of fried potatoes and spinach, soo good. We watched I'm a Celebrity and I looked at dogs online and picked one out that I want. We'll see...
Sunday 6/14, I was awoken by Eric who brought me breakfast in bed, yay! Pancakes, two enormous ones. I ate most of them but let Eric finish them off. We talked for a long time and I told him I felt disconnected from our relationship and he was really surprised and knew that I was upset the night before about everything but didn't want to deal with it. We worked it all out and he apologized and we just laid in bed talking forever. I finally got up at 11 because I needed to get ready to go to the Seattle Wine Awards. I was out the door a little after noon and told Eric I'd call him on my way home. I went to K's and picked her up and we drove down and found a parking spot a couple blocks away. We were a half hour early and were put right to work up at the video and media center. We checked in the wineries and got them squared away to each do their video. It was mayhem for a while but settled down then got crazy again as people showed up for their videos. K saw her dreamboat, D*n O'Neil or whoever and he was with Peggy so then Peggy introduces her and takes all these pictures with her and R*n, and the next day R*n posted a picture of K and D*n on his twitter page. K was dying. Anyway, he kept coming in and chatting with us and hanging out and was giving us his schedule for his spin class and I told him I don't exercise, especially all the way from Bellevue to Seattle. Later he told me he didn't like my attitude and called me "Bellevue". Heh. I also made fun of him when him and K were talking about the St. Patty's Day Dash and I was all "Don't you know who I am?" mockingly. It was funny, and he was a good sport. K and each got some food and got to mingle for a little bit and check out the cute vintners. Everyone knew who we were from the video room so when we were out there everyone was like "Hey!" or "Good to see you're done!" or "Hey girl!" it was funny. We got more food. Then Christopher brought us more cookies and I ate like 3 1/2. Craig came and sat with us and would chat us up and when Peggy came in he told her it made him sick watching all the guys flirt with us. I laughed. Things started winding down at 6 so we kind of went out to hang out then decided to take off. Said bye to D*n again and Peg and Christopher and walked back to the car with K's broken heel. I dropped her off and called Eric, stopped at the store on the way home. Glad to be home, stripped down and put on comfy clothes. Talked Eric into watching Garden State and he thought it was ok, but didn't like that it was a romantic comedy. We went to bed a little after 11.
Saturday 6/13, I woke up semi early and Eric got up first then I met him downstairs and asked if he wanted to go to the bakery so we loaded up the car and took off. I got a brioche and turnover and both were delicious. We drove by a house I was interested in and it's in a great neighborhood and way under priced. We wound our way over to Robinswood and took Castor to the dog corral and he was glad to be the only dog in the ring and Eric played fetch with him a few times and he loved it. It was a nice sunny day and Castor laid in the shade. We drove home and I asked Eric if he wanted to go with me to run a few errands and he didn't and instead wanted to go hang out with C&S and I was irritated by that, but whatever, I knew I needed to get over it. He left and I went down to pick up my print at the framer's and it looked good. I went to Loehmann's and tried some things on but didn't buy anything. Back home where I had a little lunch and ended up being lazy for a while, including watching Sarah Marshall and falling asleep half way through. After that was over I took Castor out to lay on the grass and I brushed him and he wiggled his way down the hill. I called Kay-See to see if she still wanted to hike, but she didn't so we planned to see a movie instead. I relaxed some more and called Eric to see if he wanted to go but he knew C&S wouldn't want to see it so he said no. This irritated me too, especially since I know he wants to see it. I took Castor up the hill for a walk then back home and K showed up. We were both hungry so we went to Chipotle and K got her meal for free and we sat outside talking about her boy escapades for the week. We booked over to the theatre and I got in for free because of my coupon and we found decent seats. The movie (Hangover) was hilarious and we laughed through the whole thing. We talked about it all the way home and she left when we got there. I took Castor out and I knew Eric was there. I got ready for bed and we talked a little but I was pissed and didn't want to go into it so I told him we could talk about it the next day. I told him he missed a good movie.
Friday 6/12, Eric was home when I got there and seemed to be in a good mood earlier when I talked to him on the phone but his mood seemed to have nosedived. He vented about school and work and living situation and I listened and occasionally provided my two cents. It was a bit of a downer and I was already tired so I was kind of blah. Big Josh invited me over to hang out with him and Hakim and Carmen but I was exhausted. Eric wanted to go over to C&S' so he took off shortly after and I felt fairly melon collie. I watched Tudors and finally finished Season 2 then was feeling like I should exercise Castor a bit so we went up to the park and walked around and a few people told me they'd seen coyotes and sure as shit I'd walked right by one and when I turned the corner and looked back there was one scampering through the tall grass. Castor has a terrible nose! I texted Eric and walked Castor up by the ball field and back to the car. I stayed up fairly late and played online and watched tv I think. I woke up around 1 and Eric still wasn't home which made me wonder if he was even going to come home, but eventually he did.
Thursday 6/11, I rushed to get home because I was supposed to meet LPC at Seward Park at 6. I showered and got ready and asked Eric if I was one of his exes if he would be sorry he broke up with me once he saw me. He said yes and that I always look good. He had brought a bunch of stuff for dinner so I grabbed some bread and gave him a kiss goodbye and hit the road. Traffic was awful and I ended up being 20 minutes late. Whoops. I saw him practicing tricks with Murray and announced my arrival. Murray was hyper and jumping all over; he's very energetic! We hugged and started walking, and pretty much talked about our dogs the whole time. We discussed briefly drive-ins and gas station fare, but otherwise not entirely thrilling conversation. We walked the loop and finished by 7:40 or so. We talked for a while by our cars and hugged bye and I headed home, called Eric on the way. LPC texted me asking me to guess who was moaning and that he only said because it’s in bad taste. Eric had made lamb and turkey meatballs and I had some when I returned. I think we watched tv for a while then I left for Neighbours at 10:30 to meet Susan at our secret spot. We showed up at pretty much the same time and walked over to find a hilarious barricade for all the Thursday night traffic they were expecting. They had done some more remodeling and the side stage on the west side was gone and new stairs by the back bar. We went upstairs right away to see who was there and spotted mostly the bald, black-shirt wearing guys and Polio girl. We went down to dance at our old spot and Von Trapp surprisingly played almost all good songs throughout the night. A Cure song came on so we decided to get some water and I went to my favorite bartender bf and he totally remembered my name and asked where I've been. I couldn't remember his name, but now I know it's Mike, not Joe like Susan thought it was. That's a different bartender! He said he knew it would be a good night because I was there. Ooh. Back on the floor we noticed two hot hat-wearing boys, who couldn't have been more than 21. One blonde, one brunette. The blonde had a lip ring which I liked and I shot him sideways glances all evening but didn't really get anything back. They danced low to the floor so they were usually hard to spot. Susan's lurker bf was there and all the trannies, including Margo, and Blondie Bear dancing up on the side stage. We had a good time dancing and some girl and gay guy asked if we would come up on the stage with them and dance in a conga line or something. We didn't. A little before 1 we decided to take off as we were both tired and felt we'd had a pretty good run. Back to our cars and home where I found Eric asleep and quickly got ready for bed myself.
Wednesday 6/10, Eric came over after work and he asked me if there was anything I wanted to do so I thought we could go to the mall and see if I could find that mascara. We went to Sephora but they didn't have brown then we went to Nordstrom and looked at shoes and tried some on and I almost got some blue espadrilles but thought better of it. We walked around and stopped at Specialties where I found out the wheat germ cookies are the worst for you, shocker! We left and went to the park and walked around with Castor a couple times and admired the gardens and Eric told me all the crazy stuff they do there just by looking. We went home and watched I'm a Celebrity and ate leftovers. We probably went to bed after that.
Tuesday 6/9, Emailed a bit with LPC deciding to role play at the park. I'm not sure if he hasn't checked my facebook status but I'm in a relationship and he's talking like he doesn't realize that. Maybe it's part of the role playing and he's starting early. Eric texted saying the baby will be here tonight or tomorrow. After work I talked to Sos who said she would come and Eric was at home and we ate some hummus. I talked Eric into going for a walk so we went up the hill and walked around for a while talking about work and parks and the new program he wants to enroll in. At home I ate some hummus and took a shower and got ready for our UPS reunion night. Sos was there at 7:30 and we took off talking about relationships on our way to pick up Kay-See. Grabbed her, found parking easily and went into Palace at the same time Hakim and Carmen were walking up. JP showed up shortly after then Big Josh and his friend Tim, I think, and we waited in the bar for our table. It took a while and to comp us they gave us two lavender and chevre fondues that were really good. I sat at the far end with Josh, Tim, K and Sos and JP would occasionally chime in on our convo. Usually something smartass, but who would have it any other way? There was a couple going at it in front of the restaurant and we were all enthralled and Hakim went out after they came back in and pretended to be making out with someone. Josh was making me laugh talking about how the guy was telling her he liked her belt because it was the only way she looked like she had hips and that she was a tree trunk. We had a huge table for the 10 of us and our volume was probably over the top but we had fun. K and I had some of JP's asparagus and we shared our dinner with each other. We were there for a long time, until like 11, and eventually started rolling out. Sos and I said our goodbyes and off we went talking about dinner all the way back to my house. Eric was asleep when I got there and I let Castor out the back and got ready for bed and to sleep.
Monday 6/8, Emailed with LPC about dog walk and catch up - scheduled for Thursday. Talked to Eric and joked that I'd roped him into going to dinner with AL and Grandma and he was like "You got me!" but I didn't realize he thought I was serious. I left work at 2:30 to go sign closing docs and that took 45 minutes or so then I was out of there to go to Grandma's. Her and AL were both on phone calls but hung up when I got there. I wished Grandma a happy 94th and we discussed Grandma going to Hawaii in September. We were off to All the Best for some DGP for Toto and some other treats then to Maggiano's because Grandma loves Italian. We were there early and started right in with bread then an enormous pupu platter and some lemonades. I saw Andrew and called him over and we chatted for a second and told me Sam is moving to the East Coast in two months then he said he'd see me later. AL and I shared gnocchi and Grandma got the half order of spaghetti and it was still enormous and she didn't even put a dent in it. We ordered dessert and it was a lemon pie with blueberry compote and it was really good and it was on the house for Grandma's birthday. Andrew came over and talked to me again and said he was happy for Susan then AL asked him if he used to be her sweetheart and he said yes, but that it was a long story. We packed everything up, and there was a ton of it, and headed out. Everyone was so nice and the sous chef came out and asked how our meal was then the manager so we had all kinds of attention. We stopped at Walgreen's on the way back and then back to Grandma's where I said my byes and called Eric on the way home. He was there waiting for dinner and apparently he was actually going to come which is why he texted me halfway through dinner asking me what the deal was. I felt bad because he'd showered and gotten ready but I didn't think he really wanted to go. He still got to eat a lot of leftovers and we watched that damn I'm a Celebrity before going up and talking for a while in bed. Lights out a while around 11.
Sunday 6/7, Up around 8 and Eric was feeling frisky and was like, I had to sleep on this bump all night and didn't sleep very well so I was like "What bump" and went to feel and he grabbed my hand and put it in a secret place that made me laugh and push him in the chest. We messed around for a while and finally showered off and got ready. I went and got gas and a card at PCC then home to grab Castor and out the door to brunch for Grandma's birthday. I was first there so I walked Castor around the parking lot and business park behind Newport Bay. Everyone else arrived and they changed everything so it wasn't the same and that was kind of disappointing. Brunch was still fine and my frittata was very good and Grandma shared her bacon with me. After brunch we said bye and I told AL we could go to dinner the next night for Grandma's birthday. I took Castor to Bellevue park and we walked around a mile and a half then home so he could have some water. I stripped down and I think I watched Tudors and hung out and maybe tried to take a nap. It was a lazy day. I talked to Courtney for a long time and she told me something secret, but big but I have to wait a month or so to find out for sure. Everything with her and Pat seems to be good and she's still talking about coming up to visit in August, yay! I talked to Sos next and I told her about dinner on Tuesday with the other UPS peeps so she said she'd check with Jake. I tried to pull myself out of laziness so I took Castor up to Robinswood and we walked around and explored some trails and it was really nice out then we drove around looking at some nearby neighborhoods. I went to the store and picked up groceries then home and that's when I watched Tudors and Eric came home. He made some fajitas and I had one even though I wasn't hungry and had had moo shu for dinner. We flipped through the channels but nothing much on. I started typing out my Belize blog and we went to bed not much later.
Saturday 6/6, Aubs called at 8:30 asking about ticket vendors and the trustworthiness of various outlets and I'm glad she called because I needed to get up and going. I got my workout gear on and headed up to the park at the top of the hill and did two times around with Castor then up to the meadow where I let him run around off leash and down the trail and back out for one more time around. Went to the vet and picked up his meds and asked about him getting sick and they told me meds have a side effect that makes for an upset stomach. Would have been nice to know beforehand. Stopped at PCC for milk and returned art portfolio then home. Ate breakfast and had more net problems and called Aubs to check AL's flight and it had just landed so I hit the road. Picked her up and since I wasn't in a gigantic hurry to get home we stopped at a place by Ikea to get a mani for her and pedi for me. It was really nice and my toes look infinitely better; Chels would be so proud. We went to MI and stopped at the store so AL wouldn't have to do it later then I walked her up to Grandma's and hung out for a few minutes and headed home to see Eric. I was tired and hungry and he offered to take me out to lunch so we went to Cascade Garden and I got moo shu pork, which was very good. We went home and I was still feeling exhausted so I pretty much crashed out for three hours. Called K and told her I'd be coming out for the night's events. I started getting ready an hour later and did my smoky eyes and hit the road by 7:45 to K's. I was the first to arrive so I got to park in the garage and went up and we were both hungry so she made a mini pizza for us to share then got out nuts and dried fruit and chocolate chips. I ate too much, but what else is new? Mandy showed up then Beth and we had girl talk for an hour or so then took off for Knee Sock Society or Factory or something and it's where the old pizza place used to be and is somewhat exclusive or something. We had to wait outside while the guy figured out a table for us. We had to sit at two separate ones but that was ok. I told K what I'd found on the net the night before and she was exploring all the possible scenarios then I told her about LPC and an impending "Karrah date" for reminiscing and dog walking. I ordered some fingerling potato fries that were good with coriander ketchup. I loved the painting on the wall which showed an angel and man like french kissing. I took a sneaky picture of it (no cameras allowed). We were moved to the lounge where we had more girl talk and gabbed about our worst kissers and sleeping partners though I really only had stories for the former. That was fun and we were laughing hysterically. At 5 to midnight we decided to scrap dancing because K had allergies and it was late so we paid and hit the road back. Got my stuff up at K's then down to the car and home where I found Eric still awake. We talked and watched tv, but mostly talked for a long time and went to bed by 2 maybe?
Friday 6/5, It was much cooler so Castor got all his walks in, yay! I got off work early and to celebrate we went to the park and walked around for a while and it felt good to exercise and also to have Castor getting some exercise. At home I watched some Tudors and sat down and read all the correspondence between me and LPC up to the point where he dumped me and I was in shock reading a lot of it because some of it was, not filthy, but not G-rated either. I kept putting my hand over my face and groaning in mortification over some of it. Reading it all over again made his light shine a little less brightly, which is a good thing. I watched the Toto "Africa" video over and over and texted him that it reminded me of him. He was karaoke-ing. I found some interesting / hilarious stuff in my computer that I made a mental note to tell Kay-See. I had to look up on wikipedia what one of the terms meant and I was slightly shocked. I stayed up until 1 listening to music and looking at stuff online and didn't want to go to bed, but finally did.
Thursday 6/4, It was another scorcher with the temperatures hitting 90+. Yikes. No walks for Castor during the day. I read all my entries on this thing from the time I was seeing LPC and my affinity for him died a little as I relived the brush offs and lame way he dumped me. Oh well. At home I relaxed and looked at stuff online for a minute then the f-ing internet went out. I went up and tried to fix it multiple times with no success. I laid on the floor reading some back issues of Paste and eventually gave up and took Castor out. I made his dinner and looked over my loan documents and determined I can't afford it and need to look at something else. I was still really irritated about the net and finally just yanked the tv cable and plugged it into the modem. I talked to Eric and vented and was in a bad mood, for which I feel bad. We discussed bagging going over to Leavenworth if Deb and Don are going. I half watched IAC then took Castor on a walk up to the fire station and it was getting so windy and cooling down and it was wonderful! When we got back he was licking a lot, weird. I updated this a bit but still need to transcribe everything from the Belize trip which will take forever. Went to bed after 11 but was awoken by Castor going crazy licking the floor and knew he was either anxious or upset stomach. I tried to calm him and sat on the floor with him forever and was so tired and annoyed and he just kept doing it then I heard his stomach gurgling and then he puked. All over my new carpet. I haven't even had it a week and the biggest pile of puke I've ever seen right in the middle of the floor. Ughhhh. It took forever to clean up then I let him out and he did his crazy eating plants thing but no more puking so I made him come inside and he drank tons of water then we went back up and I did some more cleaning and went back to bed. It was well after 12:30. Bahhh.
Wednesday 6/3, Karen posted the recipe for the "Panty Rippah" so I changed my status because I love that phrase then LPC texted me like "Panty what?" so I told him and he told me to stay away from those. I returned the frames after work and Peggy let me leave early which was nice. I tried calling Eric on the way home to tell him Peggy gave me veal and I didn't know what to do with it but he didn't answer then when I got home I heard the tv on and knew he was there. He was already prepping something else so he scrapped it and made the veal. First we hung out on the couch then he started it and it was actually pretty good once I got over the fact that it was a baby cow. I won't go out of my way to eat it again, but it was at least good. I cleaned up a it then suggested we take Castor to the park and let him get in the water. We went down and there were some other dogs and he absolutely loved it. He was all over the place and trying to fetch other dogs' balls. Eric threw him a big stick over and over. He didn't want to go but we left after a half hour or so. I got some good pictures and video. At home we relaxed and watched I'm a Celebrity off and on. I gave Eric a benadryl for his allergies and he was out by 10. He kicked me in the face in his sleep because I was laying the other way on the bed. He didn't even wake up, which told me he was super asleep. I went to bed not long after.
Tuesday 6/2, Jen called me and told me to lock, so I did. LPC and I had some messages going back and forth with some more minor flirting and made plans to get together next week to take the dogs to the park. Went home and Eric was there, which I knew because I sent him a provocative text earlier in the day. We sat on the couch and he told me about his day and interviewing some guys and I suggested we go out and see the Up Front gallery. We took off and I still like the cake painting but I was looking for the animals, though she didn't have any there only the ones I don't like. We looked at some others then headed out and talked about trucks and how I'm going to haul around my 4 dogs when I get them all. Eric is against Dodge and prefers a GMC or Chevy. We stopped at Safeway and picked up a pizza and headed home with it. Eric got it going and I went up to clean my bathroom and called Kay-See to see how she felt about me bailing on dancing and she was bummed but said she understood. I finished up and went downstairs and the pizza was almost done and we watched tv. I'm a Celebrity was on so we watched that then I took Castor on a walk up to the fire station and let him sniff around for 20 minutes or so since he didn't get an after-work walk. I headed upstairs and played on my computer until Eric came up and we messed around for a long time and it was good and we showered off and went to sleep, probably by 11:30.
Monday 6/1, Castor started limping again on our morning walk and it got worse in the office so I called and they told me to bring him in (now 87lbs, yikes). On my way to pick him up the dr called and wanted to do an xray because she thought it was broken, so she did and $200 later, no broken anything, he just must have snagged it and put him on some meds and gave him an anti-inflammatory injection. Went to get some more frames, but grabbed the wrong ones. At home Eric was there cooking dinner and Castor needed to go out so I took him and walked around a bit. Fed him and noticed Eric had cleaned up and taken the garbage out, thank goodness, and gave me an update on the bed fixing. We had dinner, chicken thighs in a peanut sauce and rice and broccoli and carrots, and I told him I wanted to go cruise the neighborhoods for mid century modern houses so off we went. We found one I've been eying online, but it looked different in person then down to a little greenbelt that butts up against Phantom Lake and we walked around there with Castor for a while and out on the docks and talked about getting some kayaks to cruise around in. More exploring in the car and we both found one we really like and I found a couple more that I liked but none with as much potential as the first. Headed back and stopped at DQ on the way and both got a dipped cone and laughed at the pretend rockabilly guy and his Bellevue-d out gf eating their blizzards while leaning against his p.o.s. truck. Back at home we watched I'm a Celebrity and Eric was getting so mad about SP and was saying how he would punch him in the face and that they must be acting because no one could be that over the top. I brushed Castor and cleaned up the kitchen and we went upstairs for bed. Eric was actually tired before me finally and we talked for a while then went to bed.
Sunday 5/31, Eric was up early again and I got up at 8:30 and we took Castor and got gas. I ate some breakfast and Eric started putting the new lights up so I went up and started organizing and cleaning and helped him when he needed it. Both lights look so good, I'm glad with my choices. We started putting the rooms back together and I told Eric to be gentle on the bed, but he wasn't, and it broke. It made me really upset, more so that he didn't listen to me, like I was just talking to hear myself. I know the bed can be fixed, it's just a hassle and needs to be welded. We finished doing some stuff then he took off for Schuyler and Chrystol's. I was semi glad to be able to be by myself and cranky for most of the day. I got dressed and headed out with Castor stopping at the park to take a spin around the pond. We drove by the house I looked at and the sign was still up then over to an open house for a mid century modern with the owner showing the place. Very nice, totally finished and she gave me lots of tips on getting real estate that's not on the market and also confirmed the brown house had been taken off the market after an offer. Next we drove down to the frame shop so I could get a print framed and the thing is going to cost me 4 times what I paid for it. Hit the grocery store then home to eat some lunch and Castor had some too (scrambled eggs). I started cleaning and rearranging and organizing and got a lot done but decided I needed some stuff so I took off to Office Depot to see if I could find anything. All I got were some magazine storage racks. Back at home I continued cleaning out the 2nd bathroom and decided I needed an art portfolio case for all my old posters and also found a bunch of old RH, Blur and Verve promo posters so I wanted to see if I could find frames for them. I also found a photograph of Beck Susan gave me a million years ago that her friend had taken when she worked for the Tower magazine (I think) and it's like a proof or something and has the date on it (May 1, 1996) and I wanted a frame for that too. I ended up making two trips down and when I got back I put the pictures into frames and sized up spots to put them. Eric called to say he was on his way so I said I would make dinner and got that going and kept organizing until he arrived 40 minutes later. I was still feeling weird and eventually brushed it off and we had a nice dinner. We played with Castor a little but after Eric had let him out he was limping a little, so that was weird. We went upstairs and looked at pictures online then I got irritated with him again and decided it was time for bed. He was irritated with me for being irritated, rightly, so I shut up and went to bed. He stayed up late again.
Saturday 5/30, Eric was up at like 7 even though he claimed the night before he was going to sleep in until 9. I got up at 8 and called Sos and she said she'd be over 9-ish. Eric got back after running 6-7 miles and when Sos showed up he decided to come too for a walk / run in the park. We walked around once then ran around twice and headed up the trail to the top of the hill. We walked and talked and finished the last lap to the cars. We told Sos we'd be over in a little bit. At home I showered and got ready and soon we were off to Sos' where we picked her and Jake up and went to the farmers' market. Eric bought me a little apple pastry and we looked around and I found this woman who paints animals and I wish she would have had the goat one because I would have bought it. She's painting another one and I'm going to try and swoop in on it. Sos bought some oysters and veggies and we agreed to come over later for a bbq. Eric got some Hawaiian fare and I had a few bites and a pass-o-guav before we went to PCC. Picked up a few things there then over to the butcher where we got some bacon burger patties and the cute butcher guy flirted with me. Mmm. We dropped them off and headed home and I was exhausted so I laid down. I was irritated because I couldn't get the internet to work and finally did and Eric left me alone and fell asleep on the couch. I stayed upstairs for a long time and finally joined him on the couch and he started waking up and made a salad. I wanted to go out so we got in the car and went to the Humane Society to see if I could find Moose, but he wasn't there. There were some other cute pups but most of them were young and I need older. I talked to Dad briefly who wants me and Eric to go over and mow the yard but I told him I'd have to check about Auntie Lauryn and dancing. I called AL and she won't come in until Sat morning, so I had the clear there, now just have to talk to Kay-See. We went to Costco home but they had a lot cleared out and not much to look at so we headed back south and stopped at Whole Foods to pick up dessert in the form of cream cheese brownies and ice cream. Back home to pick up Castor and over to Sos'. We had a nice evening sitting outside and playing with the dogs in the yard and in the stream and Castor went crazy after going in and was running all over the place and trying to play with Duke. Dinner was good and the corn on the cob was good. We had dessert and started wrapping it up around 9. Castor hadn't had his dinner so we took off and fed him. I was tired so I climbed into bed and Eric went downstairs to watch tv and stayed down there late while I snoozed away.
Friday 5/29, Kay-See said she'd come over and help me move all my stuff back upstairs then texted that a cute 22 year old wanted to come over and help too so I said great. I got home and looked at the new carpet and it looked great and smelled great too. I started moving some stuff and trying to organize and dust and got fairly far before Eric called to say he was on his way up and actually beat K over. He started assembling the bed frame and I continued bustling about. K showed up and her little friend was indeed cute and apparently worked as a mover for a summer so he was getting things up the stairs no problem, except he was a little rough and not so ginger. Cute though. Pretty much everything was moved quickly so we sat in the living room and talked for a long time. Eric joined us then by 7:30 they took off. We took Castor up the hill and walked him around a couple times for a little exercise. Back at home we fed him then went to Chipotle for dinner and the place was hopping, considering it was 9. We ate then over to the store so I could grab some things then home. We got the mattresses on and made up the bed and climbed in shortly after.
Thursday 5/28, I rushed home and was helping Eric move stuff until he hurried me into the shower and to get ready. Finally ready, headed out the door and up to get flowers then into Seattle and stuck in traffic. Finally made it to 15th (Smith) and it was after 7. Sat down by Susan and chatted and she was less than enthused with some of the attendees, but I guess that's how it is. I ordered some mac and cheese and talked with Julia, Michael, Michael (works there now), Kay-See and Ky, who I haven't seen forever. Chrystol and Schuyler came and had some food too and I briefly talked to C. Bills were paid after 8 and Susan was ready to get out of there and go home so we all wrapped up and headed out where C took some pictures and then the four of us walked down the street and split off. On the way home we stopped at the store so I could get some stuff then home. We finished moving everything and set up our bed downstairs. We went to sleep pretty early-ish because we were exhausted.
Wednesday 5/27, Got home from work a little early again and met Eric there. We started right in with moving stuff and organizing and I've got so much shit upstairs it's not even funny. We did a lot of damage by quit time, which was around 7. A few things left to do Thursday but most of it should fit in my bathroom. Eric got started on dinner and made some guac first so I wouldn't die of starvation and it was sooo good. I ate a ton and finally dinner was ready and I put more guac on that: Turkey patty, tomato, lettuce, onion and asparagus. We ate and watched tv and went upstairs early again because I was so tired. I fell asleep a little after 10.
Tuesday 5/26, First day with Katie, interesting. Nice new car, that's for sure. Got off work early and stopped by All the Best and got Castor some new lamb food (wet and dry), some more glucosamine and more enzymes. Went home and started strategizing moving everything from upstairs to down, yikes. Eric showed up and asked if I wanted to take Castor up to the park, so we did and did two times around mostly talking about Dad and Bill. Back at home Eric had already eaten and I was semi cleaning and taking things from upstairs so eventually I ate some pasta salad. I had a ton then some ice cream. We kind of watched tv and I started falling asleep by 9:30 so we got in bed and Eric watched tv while I was asleep by 10.
Monday 5/25, Thank goodness for an extra day off before heading back to work. We were up fairly early again and Mom texted their status all the way over from Leavenworth. They arrived shortly after 9 and I had been bustling about trying to clean and vacuum and brush Castor. We sat and chatted for a minute then set out for breakfast at Brown Bag. All our breakfasts were enormous and none of us finished. I told them stories about Belize and we headed out to find Costco Home was closed. Back to the house we looked at pictures and videos but everyone was falling asleep so we went up the hill to go walk around the park for a while. Castor loved it. We decided to hit DQ on the way home and all got treats and sat outside in the sun. Dad wanted to see the house I had been thinking about but it was too close to when we needed to take them to the airport so we went home, picked up their stuff and headed out. Got to the airport quickly and dropped them off with hugs and kisses. We went home and relaxed and I think maybe fell asleep watching Deadliest Catch or whatever. We woke up and set out for All the Best to get Castor some new food, but they were closed so we went to Safeway so Eric could pick up groceries for a surprise dinner. I walked Castor around the parking lot with a hanger looped through his collar since we hadn't grabbed his leash. Eric started on dinner when we got home and I paid bills. There wasn't really anything on tv that either of us wanted to watch so we mostly talked and when dinner was ready (pasta salad with mozza, cherry tomatoes and marinated delicious chicken, parsley) we sat and talked and ate. I think I had three helpings, yum! Took Castor out and Eric ended up falling asleep earlier than me as I uploaded pictures to facebook. Took Castor out again because I think he had to crap.
Sunday 5/24, We were both awake by 7 and Eric went for a run while I stayed in bed and looked at stuff online that I'd been too tired to look at the night before. Eric fed Castor and took him out and I made it downstairs to have breakfast and back into bed. Eric finally motivated me to get up and dressed. I called Dad and it didn't sound like they would make it over today then I knew that the open house was happening for the one house so I called Mom and scheduled a time for her to come over and we went over to see it. She thought it would be a great project and thought the property was beautiful. She dropped me at home and we decided to go to Chipotle for lunch and that was good then back home where we both took turns falling asleep. He woke me at 3:30 and soon we were on the road to C & S' for an afternoon of fun. We hung there and Chrystol showed me the dress she made and we chatted as she finished the belt. We went in the back to hang with the boys and sat there for a while and I told them my idea to clean up Amergris Caye with locals and animal stuff. Eric wanted to try Cafe Flora so we packed up and headed over at 5:30 or something and got a table right away. I got the french dip and it was really good, everything seemed to be really good. Eric and I shared a rhubarb and lemon baked dessert, yum. We walked around Madison and looked in all the shops then back to the car for a drive around and eventually back to theirs. I was so tired I sat on the couch and couldn't stop yawning. Chrystol suggested a neighborhood walk and then we could go. We set out and thought up things Schuyler could serve at his cafe and the "Alabama Sausage" and "Ebony and Ivory" (served with ice cream, mashed potatoes or rice) were my favorites. We headed home and I fell asleep on the way and Eric took Castor out as I crawled into bed and started going to sleep.
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